Lectures by Kees Christiaanse in Barcelona, July 9th and 10th

07 July 2014

On July 10th, he will be keynote speaker in WS4, a workshop in a series organised by AMB, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona. Focus is the potential of AMB within the wider European urban context. Kees will refer in his keynote speech to the urbanisation impact of airport and railway station developments and their interaction in European cities. Amongst other European examples, he will focus on Amsterdam Airport and the surrounding ‘randstad' as well as Zürich Airport region in Switzerland.Click here for more information.

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04-02-2020

With exciting new projects in the design stage and under construction, KCAP is enjoying a growing portfolio and a strategic development of our office structure. To accommodate this growth, we are pleased to announce the promotion of a number of our talents.
Andraž Intihar is appointed associate partner. With his experience in several international award winning design projects and his team leading skills, Andraž will continue to strive for design excellence within the wide range of architecture and urban design projects of our Zurich office.
Hyeri Park, appointed associate partner Korean projects, will take a principle design role in KCAP’s Korean projects and will support business development in South Korea. She works from the Rotterdam office with frequent presence in South Korea.
Marijn Boterman, Kasper Hauschultz Hansen, Gabriel Kiderlen and Simon Whittle are appointed associates in our Rotterdam office. They will head the newly introduced structure of design clusters, supervise various projects and streamline working processes. Together, they will deploy their creative design skills to pursue KCAP’s ambition for design excellence in our architectural projects.
Anna Gasco, representative of KCAP in Singapore, is appointed associate. Anna will support the business development and collaborate on urban and architectural projects on multiple scales throughout the Southeast Asian region. She shares premises with G8A, a Vietnamese / Singaporean based office with Swiss origins, at TB80, a newly created place for cultural exchange in Singapore.
With their new appointments, they will collectively support KCAP’s strategic development and strengthen our level of knowledge and design expertise.

07-10-2019

We would like to share with you our convivial aftermovie of our KCAP meet-up in Zurich. All KCAP staff of Rotterdam, Zurich and Shanghai met for a thrilling weekend with visits to a number of inspiring projects and lots of team activities. We enjoyed getting together with all colleagues, biking through hilly Zurich and also the swimming in Zurich’s river Limmat. Take a look!
During the two day excursion we visted Europaallee (KCAP), Kalkbreite (Müller Sigrist Architekten), Mehr als Wohnen (Duplex Architekten and Futurafrosch), Aeschbachquartier in Aarauand Science City Zurich (both KCAP) and enjoyed a live view of KCAP’s Swiss projects and learned a lot about area development and innovative housing concepts in Switzerland.
EuropaalleeThe masterplan of the Europaallee provides for a morphology and block structure that connect the surrounding city and the area in a natural way. The flexible plan transforms the station area into a layered and dynamic urban node where traffic flows converge and functions such as living, working, shopping and entertainment co-exist.
Kalkbreite and Mehr als WohnenKalkbreite is a flexible and modular space allocation plan for residential and commercial spaces on top of a tram remise. The Mehr als Wohnen residential area comprises apartments, shops, restaurants, work and artist studios, children’s day care and even guesthouses.
AeschbachquartierThe Aeschbachquartier is centrally located in the vicinity of the Aarau station, a city between Zurich and Bern. Here, a mixed living and working quarter has been created on a former industrial site. KCAP was also responsible for the design of the transformation of the industrial Aeschbachhalle into a vibrant event hall with apartments, offices, conference rooms and restaurants. The existing structure was maintained to preserve the industrial character of the building.
Science City Science City is the development vision for the university campus of ETH Zurich. The campus is required to act as ...

12-09-2019

We are looking forward to being on board of the Clipper Stad Amsterdam in Hamburg on October 11th with Space&Matter, Amsterdam Trade & Innovate and the Netherlands Business Support Office Hamburg for this day program about Integrated Waterfront Transformation.
How do you transform a former port area into a lively urban waterfront district? Hamburg and Amsterdam can learn a lot from each other on this subject. Get inspired during a series of content sessions with Dutch and German experts and innovators and the site visit of KCAP/ASTOC’s urban plan for HafenCity Hamburg. An area that is being transformed from former harbour into a lively urban quarter, revealing innovative and integrated concepts the field of sustainability and climate-proof urban development.
Entrepreneurs active in the field of sustainable urban development and looking for cooperation opportunities in Hamburg are cordially invited to participate in the programme.
Are you interested to join the programme? Please register via the event website.

29-08-2019

The Grand Projet was launched today in Singapore. The 600-pages-book is a collection of four years comparative research by the Future Cities Laboratory on the making and impact of urban megaprojects in Asia and Europe. It features Marunouchi Tokyo, Lujiazui Shanghai, West Kowloon Hong Kong, Marina Bay Singapore, HafenCity Hamburg (KCAP/ASTOC), La Défense Paris, 22@ Barcelona and King’s Cross London. The bulky book is edited by Kees Christiaanse, Anna Gasco and Naomi C. Hanakata. An exhibition of the results will take place at the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority until September 11 and at ETH Zurich from September 25 until October 4.The Grand Projet can be ordered via Nai010. Read more about the exhibitions here.

12-06-2019

On June 27, Kees Christiaanse will speak about his "Textbook", published with nai010 Publishers last year. The Textbook covers 30 years of his thinking about cities. It is a collection of 21 texts that has been carefully selected and redacted in collaboration with Jessica Bridger.
The subjects of the collected texts range from charting the personal influence of the bicycle on his thinking about future mobility to the examination of dominant concepts and projects in the contemporary built environment. Christiaanse’s sketches, personal notebook pages, and watercolours complement this unique collection.
Thursday 27 June, 20:00
Library of Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
Admission is free, but seats are limited. Please register here.
As a warm up for the presentation of Kees Christiaanse's Textbook on June 27, partners at KCAP give sneak previews of the book that holds thirty years of personal notes on urban design and architecture by Kees. First comes Anouk Kuitenbrouwer. Sneak Preview Anouk Kuitenbrouwer
Ute Schneider and Kees Christiaanse have worked together closely for many years. Prior to the presentation of Kees' Textbook on June 27, she reflects on the collection of experiences at KCAP and his involvement in developments on the field of urban planning and architecture in the past thirty years. Sneak Preview Ute Schneider
In this short video Edward Schuurmans, partner at KCAP, shares his findings on Kees Christiaanse’s Textbook (personal notes on 30 years of urban design and architecture). He focuses on an inspirational footnote, in which Kees states that design should be equally well appreciated by a construction worker as well as by an architect. Or, as Edward puts it, David Bowie’s music liked by ordinary rock fans as well as by sophisticated music experts.Sneak Preview Edward Schuurmans
Ruurd Gietema and Kees Christiaanse are long time companions as international operating urbanists and share comprehensive visions on urbanism and broad themes that affect ...

09-12-2018

KCAP as a co-partner of the cooperation of Dutch and Polish cities, companies, knowledge institutes and NGOs , signed the Letter of Intent on European cooperation on climate adaptation in cities. The cooperation focusses on integrating climate adaptive measures in the urban development to speed up climate adaptation of European cities.
Katowice, where the world currently meets for the COP24 Climate Summit, was the landing spot for the traveling Letter of Intent. This was the starting point of the Dutch and Polish cities, companies, knowledge institutes and NGO’s to share, learn and increase their knowledge and experience.
The initiative builds on the results of the Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) 2017 where international partnerships on climate adaptation have been established. Besides Breda, Wroclaw and Zwolle, urban planning and design offices KuiperCompagnons and KCAP, knowledge institute DELTARES, engineering consultancy ARCADIS and Polish water utility MPWiK and NGO Sendzimir are involved in the cooperation. De cooperation is facilitated and supported by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP).

03-12-2018

As of January 1st 2019, managing director Hans van Schuylenburch will be succeeded by Ernstjan Cornelis. KCAP has set a new strategic course led by Hans van Schuylenburch since his appointment in 2014 and has become more decisive and professional. With the appointment of Ernstjan Cornelis, KCAP will continue this course.
Hans van Schuylenburch: “In the past few years we have experienced a fantastic journey at KCAP. KCAP's mission to continuously strive for the creation of sustainable living environments and cities for the future that foster health, education, social inclusion and economic prosperity for future generations has been translated even more into our own organisation. An environment that offers space for many different areas of expertise and in which diversity is embraced. KCAP is a source of rich creativity and talents. I look towards the future with the utmost confidence; we have countless opportunities and ambitions and an enthusiastic team that makes the difference every day.”
Ernstjan Cornelis (1963) works at Atelier Pro since 1993. In 2004, he became Director Finance and Operations and is responsible for business development. With a strong focus on construction, economics and operations he has shaped the organisation of Atelier PRO.
Ernstjan Cornelis is an experienced managing director who will be able to further develop KCAP’s strategy. Hans van Schuylenburch will continue with KCAP as advisor.

12-09-2018

The railway zone in Eindhoven plays a key role in the growth of the city and in strengthening its position as the heart of the high-tech manufacturing industry of Brainport Eindhoven. With the urban plan for Fellenoord, KCAP outlines the transformation of a mono-functional area characterised by traffic routes and office spaces into a lively, mixed-use city district with high density.
With a contribution to the program of Destination EIN on September 13th, Frank Werner, urban planner and director at KCAP, will explain about the project. On October 1st during a public lecture, Kees Christiaanse will place the current urban developments in Eindhoven, Fellenoord and the future of the city in an international context.
September 13th: Destination EIN, Glorieuxpark, start 3:30 p.m.
October 1st: STADGESPREK Kees Christiaanse, Natlab, start 8:00 p.m., admission free.
Registration/tickets via Architectuurcentrum Eindhoven.

30-08-2018

Renske van der Stoep has decided to terminate her partnership with KCAP. Partially due to her recent engagement in the formation of a vision as head of Architecture for the master’s program of the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture (RAvB), Renske desires to focus more on developing her vision and to establish her own office.
KCAP supports Renske in her decision to follow her own path and will work together with her in the new situation. As of September 1st, Renske will end her activities at KCAP.

04-11-2016

KCAP Zurich ranks as top architecture office in the German speaking region (Germany, Switzerland and Austria). This is the result of a survey of the German magazines FOCUS and Baumeister held among 10.000 architects who were asked to each recommend ten colleagues in eight categories. In total, from over 2600 recommended offices, a selection of 278 architects with the most recommendations has been defined. KCAP Zurich is listed in the category 'urban planning' with the maximum rank of 'very frequently recommended'.
The special of FOCUS magazine is available since late October in the stores.

02-06-2016

Renske van der Stoep will reinforce the team of KCAP Architects&Planners as associate
Renske van der Stoep is an architect with 18 years of experience at MVRDV, Inbo and Ector Hoogstad Architecten. Starting on May 30th, Renske joins the team of KCAP Rotterdam where she will focus on upcoming markets and architectural projects in the Netherlands and on international level. We are looking forward to a good cooperation.
Do you want to meet Renske? This is already possible during Provada 2016 in Amsterdam on June 7th, 8th and 9th. Renske and the team of KCAP will be happy to welcome you at Transformatieplein. Get in touch via email r.vanderstoep@kcap.eu or just drop by in hall 9.

23-10-2015

Last year Kees Christiaanse contributed in the 4th workshop organised by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) with a lecture about the Schiphol airport region. The aim was to discuss the city of Barcelona within the European urban system. As a follow-up to this workshop, volume 6 in AMB’s book series ‘Quaderns PDU metropolità’ was published, in which Kees Christiaanse’s study of Schiphol was included.
The study involves a thorough analysis of the airport region and tries to answer the questions how to define such regions and how to improve them. Kees Christiaanse concludes his paper with 9 useful concepts to develop good airport regions all over the world.You are invited to read his essay and the other papers on this site.The AMB is the public administration of the metropolitan area of Barcelona; a large urban conurbation consisting of 36 municipalities. The lecture and case study are part of their mission to draft an Urbanistic Metroplolitan Plan (PDU) using scientific research and reflection.

25-08-2015

Last Thursday, an Urban Gardening event took place at Europaallee. Various vegetables and herbs were planted earlier and were now ready to be harvested. The public was invited to help harvesting and learn about the different species that are being cultivated there. At the end of the day, a fresh salad was prepared with the greens. It was a nice event for both adults and children. Especially the latter ones where very keen to help preparing the food.Europaallee is the area around Zurich’s main railway station which is being transformed into a new lively urban quarter based on KCAP’s masterplan.

09-01-2015

The exhibition 'Constructing Text' at the Swiss Architecture Museum S AM highlights various projects to show how architecture can be spoken and written about. KCAP's masterpplan Europaalle Zurich is one of the selected examples.
The exhibition can be seen until February 22nd.
Address: Steinenberg 7, CH-4051 Basel
Click here for more information.

16-12-2014

KCAP is proud to be included with 2 projects in the Yearbook Landscape Architecture and Urban Design 2014. With FredericiaC in the category 'the innovative city' and with OZ Nature Urbaine Montpellier in 'station areas'.

16-12-2014

KCAP celebrated its 25th anniversary.
On December 12th the passage of the Red Apple in Rotterdam was transformed into a fantastic space to host 250 guests of KCAP's 25th anniversary. The celebration started with a mini symposium with speeches by former Rotterdam alderman Herman Meijer, former KCAP colleague, architect and TU Berlin professor Ralf Pasel and KCAP founder and partner Kees Christiaanse. The symposium was moderated by Patrick van der Klooster, director of AIR and led to many nice conversations during the drinks afterwards where everyone was inspired to look back but also ahead towards the next 25 years.
View some images of the event on our facebook page.

09-12-2014

Last week, Aynav Ziv was one of the multidisciplinary jury members in the Deerns Innovation Competition. This internal competition for Deerns employees was organised for the first time. Various teams of 1-3 people submitted proposals for technical or process oriented innovations and the 5 shortlisted teams presented their proposals to the jury.
The first prize was awarded to the team that developed an application for lazer scanning techniques and Building Information Modelling (BIM) which can be used for building inventarisation, renovation and Facility Management.
Congratulations!

05-10-2014

Ruurd Gietema is jurylid in the International Competition Waterfront Park masterplan of the Busan North Port, Korea. The competition site is part of the Busan North Port Redevelopment Project District, Jung-gu and Dong-gu, Busan.
Click here for more information.

25-09-2014

Growth and landscape conservation, urban habitats and rural nostalgia – spatial and urban planners have their hands full. Wilhelm Natrup, Director of the Zurich Cantonal Office of Spatial Planning, and Professors Kees Christiaanse and Christian Schmid from the ETH Department of Architecture talk about how to handle these contradictions.
Click here to read the interview in the latest issue of Globe magazine of ETH Zurich about New Urban Models.

14-09-2014

KCAP participated Saturday September 13 in the Rotterdam architects' soccer tournament Archicup 2014!
They did not make it to the half finals but showed great enthousiasm and sports energy. Great job, Team KCAP!

02-09-2014

In Montpellier the construction of the infrastructure for the realisation of KCAP's masterplan OZ Nature-Urbaine has started. The first progression of the infrastructure bindle building process is visible and gives an impression of the new TGV station site.

11-07-2014

01-07-2014

For the recent issue of Blauwe Kamer magazine, Kees Christiaanse was interviewed as former supervisor of Schiphol Airport about the choice to invest in Lelystad Airport as location as second airport of the Netherlands.
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27-04-2014

Recently, the Italian magazine Costruire in Laterizio released an entire issue with works of KCAP. In total 7 of our built brick projects are featured.
Take here a look at the online version of the magazine.

22-04-2014

The Swiss magazine Hochparterre publishes a special about 'Planning Cities' related to the symposium 'Strategies and Planning Instruments for Polycentric City Regions' which took place on April 4th in Zurich. The magazine was edited in collaboration with Kees Christiaanse and his Chair for architecture and urban planning at ETH Zurich.
'Amsterdam and Zurich are metropolitan regions under pressure of growth. How could their spatial development be guided in a useful and efficient way? This edition provides answers to this question based on theory and practice of city planning. For the first time, two diagrams of ETH Zurich give an overview of the planning systems of those two regions. Examples illustrate how strategies and instruments of urban planning are applied and further developed. Reports and interviews explore the completely different planning cultures of both regions.'

09-04-2014

The consortium around KCAP Architects&Planners is selected as one of 3 finalists in the competition for the International Financial Center (IFC) in Moscow.
IFC is a 460 ha mixed-use development project located in Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye and includes the construction of offices, housing and hotels, as well as commercial and social infrastructure.
The competition was held in two stages over the course of eight months. In the next and final stage, the client will hold further negotiations with the finalists to discuss further participation in the implementation of the project.
In total 8 international consortia competed at stage.The complete consortium: KCAP, Buro Happold, Karres en Brands Landscape Architects, De Architecten Cie, MLab, Fakton and Prosperity Project Management.

17-03-2014

High quality of life, high pressure of growth: the population density in Central Switzerland - where two-thirds of the Swiss population lives - is the same as in the Netherlands, the most densely populated country in Europe. Amsterdam and Zurich not only share their importance as regional and national economic engine, but also the polycentric location and spatial, social and economic integration How can spatial development processes of these large urban areas be successfully controlled? What are strategies and planning instruments?The institute of Architecture and Urban Planning at ETH, chaired by Kees Christiaanse, organises in close cooperation with the City and Canton Zurich , SIA, FSU, VLP - ASPAN, RZU and the city of Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam on 4 April 2014 an all-day symposium with keynotes and workshops in which the exchange of experiences between Amsterdam and Zurich will be the focus.
Click here for more information on the program and registration.

21-01-2014

Kees Christiaanse with Stephen Cairns, Christophe Girot and Gerhard Schmitt, all leading experts of ETH Zurich and Future Cities Laboratory Singapore, will discuss 'What breakthrough innovations in urban architecture and engineering will transform city life?' within an IdeasLab debate at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2014 in Davos. Already in 2013, Kees Christiaanse has participated in the WEF in Dalian, China.
Idea 1: A new view of architectureIdea 2: Developing intelligent design through artificial intelligenceIdea 3: Future of the coastal metropolisIdea 4: Designing coexistence for open citiesLocation: Congress Centre - Flüela IdeasLabTime: 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Click here for more program information (p. 71).

14-01-2014

On Monday, the Swiss papers Berner Zeitung and the Tagesanzeiger published an interview with Kees Christiaanse about growth and densification of cities, looking at the Swiss context with views to the Singapore and the Netherlands.
Click here to read the article (in German).

25-11-2013

KCAP is part of the consortium led by De Architecten Cie. which has been selected as one of 5 international competitors for the Serp & Molot (hammer and sickle) competition in Moscow. Aim of the competition is the creation of a multifunctional city unit with a well-developed infrastructure, integrated into the city pattern and meeting the requirements of environmentally sustainable developments.The consortium consists of: de Architecten Cie.KCAP Architects&PlannersKarres en Brands Landscape ArchitectsMLabProsperity Project Management
Click here for the official website of Serp & Molot and here for images of the area and the press conference.

07-11-2013

KCAP as lead of a multidiscipinary consortium has been selected as one of 8 international participants for the competition for the International Financial Center in Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye. The IFC is a 460 ha mixed-use development project located in 'New Moscow'. The project involves the construction of offices, housing and hotels, as well as commercial and social infrastructure.
Team KCAP consists of: de Architecten Cie.Buro HappoldKarres en Brands Landscape ArchitectsMLabFaktonProsperity Project Management
Click here for the competition website of IFC.
Find here more information about the selection of participants.

25-10-2013

KCAP Zurich together with Blue Architects hosted on October 18th the first salon event 'Choreographing [urban] space', an open discussion event about the collective space and its activation beyond functionality.
Speakers were Robin Winogrond (www.winogrond.com) and Alicia Velázquez (www.in-transition.net).

15-10-2013

Recently, the book 'megastructure Schiphol' has been released. It contains an interview with Kees Christiaanse in his role as supervisor architecture and urbanism for Schiphol 2008 - 2013.
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01-10-2013

KCAP Architects&Planners would like to meet you at Expo Real 2013 in Munich!
The team of KCAP is pleased to welcome you between 7th and 9th of October at Holland Property Plaza, stand 320, hall A-2.
Special highlights this year:
- presentation ‘Mobility and Spaces of Transition’, 7 October, 4 pm;
- presentation ‘Noordelijk Havenhoofd Scheveningen’, 8 October, 2 pm
- presentation ‘Urban Transformation’, 8 October 4 pm at Holland Property Plaza!
Will you join this year’s Expo Real?
We would be happy to welcome you for the lectures, a meeting or for an informal conversation at Holland Property Plaza.
Do you want to make an appointment?
Please contact KCAP Public Relations via telephone: 0031 (0)10 7890 300 or email: exporeal@kcap.eu.
Looking forward to meeting you on 7th , 8th or 9th of October!
KCAPArchitects&Planners

10-09-2013

Kees Christiaanse, together with Ma Yansong, MAD Architects, China and Wolf D. Prix, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Austria will join a panel on September 13 during the 3 day World Economic Forum in Dalian, China. The title of the panel discussion is Thinking like an architect.
Date: September 13
Time: 12:00 am - 1:00 pm
Click here for program information.

02-09-2013

KCAP Architects&Planners, New Industry Development, Hunter Douglas and IMD Raadgevende ingenieurs have - apart from the fact that we are all located at Piekstraat Rotterdam - one thing in common: we share the vision and ambition to contribute to the sustainable city and project development of Rotterdam Zuid's quarter Feijenoord.Therefore we organise an inspiring street event which will offer a unique view behind the curtains of our companies at Piekstraat. Come and see how and where we work and get inspired by the lectures and discussions which all deal with the topics of sustainable building en development, living and working.On September 18th, in the framework of the Dutch Green Building Week, we will show how we proactively contribute our local forces to the sustainable development of this beautiful part of the city at the river.For registration and more information about the program, please contact Mandy Kloeg via m.kloeg@hde.nl.

15-07-2013

KCAP together with an international expert team has been selected to develop a masterplan underpinning the planning and development of a 70 ha site, centrally located adjacent to Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport, Ireland. The masterplan will facilitate the regeneration of this area of Dublin Airport and the development of High Technology facilities such as offices, research and development centres and associated manufacturing units.
‘The Masterplan must create a vision for the physical regeneration of this centrally located site and provide a framework that will enable Dublin Airport to be a location of choice taking a leading role in the next wave of sustainable economic development and provide exemplar accommodation appealing to both domestic and international occupiers,’ states Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).
Dublin Airport first opened its doors in 1940 and passenger traffic has steadily grown to approximately 20 million passengers per year. The supporting development was largely focused on the airside operation, and the opportunity is to now focus on the central landside site as part of the masterplan.
Similar to other European airports, Dublin Airport has the potential to become a business centrality within the Dublin agglomeration forming a meeting place for global exchange. ‘Well-developed examples are Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Zurich, where the sheer focus on aviation has been extended with offices and hotel functions, a public transport hub, retail, restaurants and entertainment,’ says Kees Christiaanse, founding partner of KCAP.
The project team consists of KCAP Architects&Planners (masterplanning), McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects (project management, local architect), Atelier Dreiseitl (landscape, ecology and hydrology), ARUP (mobility, economy, utilities, sustainability), Maurits Schaafsma (airport development consultant), Bannon Property Consultants with Simon O’Donnell (property and development consultants) and Stephen Little & Associates (Town Planning Consultants) .
The masterplan will be completed towards the end of 2013.

11-07-2013

Kees Christiaanse is looking back on five years supervision for Schiphol Airport. In 2008, he was appointed as the supervisor for architecture and urban design, succeeding Prof. Hubert-Jan Henket. In this function he was responsible for the overall design quality of the developments of Schiphol Airport ranging from urban design and public space to architecture and interior design.As a supervisor for Schiphol Airport, Kees Christiaanse contributed to the urban development vision of the airport area. He supervised the production of masterplans for Schiphol’s five development areas and consolidated the relationship with the surrounding municipalities. He participated in the selection of architects for Schiphol’s architectural projects and coached architects and interior designers in the elaboration of projects. He worked closely together with Maurits Schaafsma, urban planner at Schiphol Group, the terminal architect Jan Benthem (Benthem Crouwel Architects) and the landscape architect Adriaan Geuze (West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture).
Kees Christiaanse has built up considerable experience in airport developments in the last decade. He is responsible for the urbanistic and architectural design of the terminal and hotel of Eindhoven Airport. He designed studies for Linate Milan and Zürich Airport; and for Schiphol Airport, KCAP worked on the new parking concept Transfer City, the office building ‘the Comet’ and the competition for Martin Air headquarters. Recently, KCAP received the commission to design the Geneva airport region and the airport city of Dublin Airport.
In the field of research, Kees Christiaanse investigates the urbanisation patterns of international airport regions within the platform ‘Airports and Cities’, which he founded 2010 within the Chair of Architecture and Urban Design at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with TU Munich and TU Delft.
‘What is crucial for the development of airports is flexibility, the possibility for expansion and avoiding that greater interventions effect one another,’ says Kees Christiaanse. ‘This creates ...

27-06-2013

Jakarta Vertical Kampung is an event focusing on the creative design exploration of the ‘Vertical Kampung’ concept for Jakarta. The full event is running from June 25 to July 14 and embodies a master class, followed by a conference and exhibition. It is hosted by the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta and arranged by SHAU.
Kees Christiaanse answers a few questions about the conference topic prior to the conference in a short interview.

21-06-2013

The extension of the terminal of Eindhoven Airport and the new hotel Tulip Inn Eindhoven Airport, both designed by KCAP Architects&Planners and De Bever Architecten, are officially opened today. KCAP and De Bever together with NACO as the 'Constellation' were also responsible for the first terminal built in 2005. The extension consists of a new 2.000 m2 entrance zone with additional retail, bars and restaurants on the ground floor, a 2.700 m2 extension of the arrival hall and 2.700 m2 of offices on the first floor. The 8 storey hotel offers 120 hotel rooms, a bar, breakfast space and fitness facilities; a restaurant and meeting rooms are offered within the terminal building.
'With the realisation of the extension and the hotel, the terminal will be able to facilitate the increasing passenger growth until 2020. We expect by then around 5 million passengers,' says Joost Meijs, General Director Eindhoven Airport. In 2012, Eindhoven Airport closed with a record of almost 3 million passengers. After realisation of the new terminal in 2005 approximately 1 million passengers have been processed in that year.
The possibility of an extension was already part of the original design. A growth model has been developed in which separate building elements can be realised independent of each other, such as the extension of the terminal, the entrance area and the hotel. 'The growth model is part of our urban development vision for Eindhoven Airport to transform into a hub for mobility and business activity and offers the necessary flexibility to react to future developments,' says Kees Christiaanse, founder of KCAP.
'Like the first terminal building the extension and the new hotel are characterised by functionality and transparency. In form and material they clearly refer to the techniques and dynamics of aviation industry,' says Stefan de Bever, partner of De Bever Architecten. ...

14-06-2013

Kees Christiaanse contributes to the current issue of Dutch monthly De Architect about station areas with his essay: 'Europe by train' (Europa per spoor).De Architect: 'In his article Kees Christiaanse examines in detail the German and French approach to developing a network of high speed trains. He concludes that the implementation of high-speed lines does not compete with other modes of transport such as cars and aircraft, but supplemts them. It is up to the traveler to find the right combination of modes of transport.'
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03-06-2013

The interview with Kees Christiaanse about his work, urban planning in Switzerland and about 'Desakota', the urban phenomenon of city landscape, that was previously published in the Swiss Komplex magazine, is now available in the blog of interview Thomas Stadelmann.Click here to read the interview (in German).

29-05-2013

KCAP Architects&Planners celebrates the second anniversary of KCAP Shanghai.In May 2011 KCAP Shanghai was officially opened as the second branch office next to Zurich (CH) and KCAP’s headquarters in Rotterdam (NL). In its second year KCAP Shanghai managed to intensify the personal relationships with our clients and collaborators and continued successfully its inspiring work in China and other parts of Asia. Throughout the year KCAP worked on a variety of urban planning and architectural projects, some of which are already under construction, such as the 'Rotterdam Gardens' mixed-use project in Shenyang.
In the various projects, KCAP pursued its work on urban regeneration processes. In Shenzhen KCAP, together with local partner Shenzhen Lay-out Planning Consultants Ltd, was selected for the international consultation on the overall Urban Design Guidelines for the regeneration of the Sungang and Quingshuihe areas, as well as for the planning of subunits 1, 13 and 15.
In December 2012, in a two-weeks design workshop in Shenzhen Luohu District, the concept was further developed. The workshop was a collaboration of KCAP with more than 30 local developers, the Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission of Shenzhen Municipality and our client Luohu District Land Reform Authority. The approved result is expected in the early third quarter of 2013. It will serve as the statutory document for the urban regeneration of the area.With projects in Qindao and Shanghai, KCAP focused on the planning of knowledge hubs as catalyst areas in city development.
The 30 ha masterplan in Qindao’s district Chenyang targets with its core 'creative village' the advertising, media and film industry and enables connecting the site to its surroundings in order to profit from the existing qualities.
Next to the urban scheme, KCAP is also responsible for the architecture of the nine buildings of the first phase of the development for which the construction ...

14-05-2013

Ute Schneider has been interviewed for an article in the eMagazin of swiss-architects. The article appeared in the category 'getroffen' (visited) which introduces various Swiss offices. Click here for the article (in German).

08-04-2013

After presenting the ideas and concepts of 'City as Loft' in Switzerland and the Netherlands, Kees Christiaanse and Martina Baum will also present the book in the US.
8 April: Princeton University School of Architecture
9 April: Swissnex, Boston
10 April: Columbia University, New York

08-03-2013

Experts at the Immobilien Forum West yesterday in Innsbruck, Austria, demand more compact cities.The 'future of the inner cities' was the focus of the 5th Real Estate Forum West in Innsbruck. 'The city of tomorrow needs to be compact and have a high quality public transport system,' said keynote speaker Kees Christiaanse. 'Monofunctional neighborhoods are to be avoided.'In Europe, a trend is to be seen in which a city guiding culture replaces rigid building codes. 'Cities do not release fixed, legislative building and zoning regulations anymore in which everything will be determined and prescribed. Instead, all relies on more global structural visions which are based on political consensus." Read the full article here (in German).

12-02-2013

The free Hong Kong magazine Metro Pop has published a 2 page feature about KCAP in the category 'Life Style Architecture'.
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To find the article, choose 'Architecture' in the menu at the bottom.

31-01-2013

14-01-2013

KCAP wishes everyone a successful, positive and healthy 2013! 2012 has not been an easy year. But we are happy to have ended it well with new projects, several buildings under construction and awards for our work. 2013 will certainly be as well a challenging year. We start it with new energy and positive prospects. It will be a year in which creativity, quality and entrepreneurship stronger than ever will play a role. We approach this challenge with confidence.We would like to thank all of you for your engagement, trust and fruitful collaboration in the last year and are looking forward to working with you in 2013.
KCAP Architects&Planners
Wijnhaven Hotel Rotterdam [NL]Start construction: 139 bedroom ibis hotel and ‘Dock21’ apartment building
Quartier Gare TGV Montpellier [FR]Commissioned: 350 ha masterplan for mixed-use urban district around future TGV station of Montpellier
Hogekwartier Amersfoort [NL]Start construction: urban redevelopment of postwar neighborhoods in Amersfoort
Happy to Work!, Shanghai [CN]Competition won and commissioned: masterplan and architectural design for office park
Peter Stuyvesant Building Rotterdam [NL]Study assignment: 50.000 m2 tower for living and working on Wilhelminapier Rotterdam
Qian Hai Shenzhen [CN]Selected: sub-unit design within new ‘Water City’ at the Eastern coast of Shenzhen
Student accommodation Delft [NL]Realised: Student accommodation in new building and renovated monumental villa
Nieuwe Park Rozenburgschool Rotterdam [NL]Under construction: Elementary school with 21 classrooms as extension to existing historical school building
P+R De Uithof Utrecht [NL]Under construction: P+R facilities with 2.000 parking spaces on university campus De UithofAwarded: 3D design awarded with Tekla GLOBAL BIM Awards 2012 in category ‘concrete’
IAK Luxemburg [LU]Under construction: ensemble of 4 office buildings with restaurant, kindergarten, a learning center, conference facilities and underground parking facilities
Diana & Vesta Amsterdam [NL]Realised: 26.000 m2 office complex on Amstel III business area
Qingdao Advertisment&Culture Industry Park, Qingdao [CN]Competition won and commissioned: masterplan and architectural design for mixed-use area in Qingdao
Noorderhaven Zutphen ...

27-11-2012

KCAP joined from November 19 - 23 the Dutch economic trade mission to Brazil. Within the program for the delegates of the disciplines architecture and design a mini symposium at Studio X in Rio de Janeiro took place. This day was dedicated to new developments in Dutch architecture and new developments in Dutch housing. Irma van Oort joined the panel of the second session about housing.
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26-11-2012

Today is the Dutch launch of the new release: 'City as Loft', edited by Martina Baum and Kees Christiaanse.
'City as Loft. Adaptive Reuse as a Resource for Sustainable Urban Development'
Published by gta Verlag, 2012
ISBN 978-3-85676-302-2

09-10-2012

The extension of the existing terminal building and the new 120 rooms hotel at Eindhoven Airport reach their highest point on Wednesday October 10th. Construction has started in late 2011. Delivery of the complex is planned for 2013.

20-09-2012

KCAP Architects&Planners in collaboration with landscape architects ILEX and sustainability advisor Oasiis are selected for the development of the area Quartier Gare TGV. The commission, chaired by Jean-Pierre Moure, President of Montpellier Agglomeration, has appointed KCAP’s design after a 6 months competitive dialogue procedure with international three candidates including team Christian de Portzamparc (France) and team Daniel Libeskind (USA). The development called ‘Oz Montpellier Nature Urbaine’ is one of the ‘grand projets’ of the Montepellier Agglomeration and comprises of a 350 ha area around the future TGV station to be built in the south of the city.
The area will develop in a mixed urban district with 5.000 residences, parks and gardens, commercial and recreation facilities and a business area of European scale with 350,000 m² of offices. As it expands between the city of Montpellier, the airport and the Mediterranean Sea it involves as well the future high-speed railway line LGV between Montpellier and Nimes and the new motorway A9.
‘In order to direct this development in a sustainable way over a long period, we have designed a strong underlying framework of public spaces with the landscape as an important base and driver. This framework, that carefully incorporates the new infrastructure, allows for a phased development that is open for change, but that creates a strong identity at the same time,’ says Kees Christiaanse.
Validation of the masterplan is estimated in the summer of 2013. The first offices should be delivered in late 2017.

26-04-2012

Last Saturday, the weekend supplement of Dutch TROUW published an interview with Kees Christiaanse in the colum 'leven & lezen' (living & reading). There Kees talks about his favourite books and interest in literature. Read the [[file:trouw120421]] here (in Dutch).

20-04-2012

Bernd Upmeyer and Beatriz Ramo spoke with Kees Christiaanse about the rural, the non urban, the country side… in the current issue of MONU with the topic 'Non-Urbanism'. Click here to preview the magazine.

13-04-2012

26-03-2012

KCAP has been longlisted for the WAN 21 for 21 Award 2012. The award aims to highlight 21 architects who could be the leading lights of architecture in the 21st Century; outstanding, forward-thinking people and organisations who have the demonstrable potential to be the next 'big thing' in the architectural world.See all longlisted offices

12-03-2012

On invitation of AetA Society, Kees Christiaanse compiled his findings about Rotterdam in a book. This publication is the third in the FORUM series of AetA, after Amsterdam of Ton Schaap and The Hague of Maarten Schmitt.
The book will be officially launched on Monday, March 12 at 20:00 pm in the Dependance in Rotterdam. The evening is a collaboration between AetA , AIR and O1O Publisher.Registration via AIR Foundation.

16-02-2012

Public Polish TV will broadcast a documentary about waterfront developments. The main focus is on the Polish city Gdynia and makes reference to the cities of Hamburg and Rotterdam. A few experts are interviewed in the documentary, among which KCAP urban planners Frank Werner and Jeroen Dirckx.View the trailer here.

14-02-2012

Yesterday, the official ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction of the extension of the existing terminal and the new hotel at Eindhoven Airport took place on site. Construction works have already been started late 2011. Delivery of the terminal and hotel are planned for 2013.See also earlier news of December 2011.